Jeff in settlement talks

Two weeks after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa abruptly fired Department of Transportation General Manager Gloria Jeff, some city leaders are trying to negotiate a settlement to persuade Jeff to drop her appeal and avoid a high-profile, racially charged hearing over her termination.
Kerry Cavanaugh in t he Daily News.

Villaraigosa has been criticized by African-Americans for his handling of Jeff's firing - namely giving her an immediate ultimatum to resign or be fired, with no explanation, after he personally recruited her from Michigan.

Jeff hired an attorney, rallied the support of African-American groups and has appealed her firing to the City Council.